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Cape Verde qualified for the knockout stages of the World Cup after their goalless draw with Saudi Arabia. The Blue Sharks became the first national team to progress from the group stage on their ...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stands on the cusp of history, with the 15-year-old set to make his senior India debut in the first T20I against Ireland in Belfast this week. The Bihar-born opener earned his ...

There is no quick or easy way of telling when Dublin had last introduced eight debutants by this stage of the football championship. Except to say it’s been a long time, and there could yet be one or ...

Fehi Fineanganofo, Josh Moorby, Anton Segner and Xavier Numia have all been named in the All Blacks for the first time. Photo / Photosport Four fresh All Blacks are set to debut during next month’s ...

Austria celebrated its long-awaited return to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over determined debutants Jordan on Tuesday, with substitute Marko Arnautovic the difference in a gritty, end-to-end Group J ...

World Cup debutants Cape Verde shocked reigning European champions Spain in Atlanta on Monday, as the minnows held one of the favorites to win the 2026 men’s World Cup to a 0-0 draw. Everyone is ...

Debutants Cape Verde produced one of the biggest World Cup shocks of recent times by holding Spain to a goalless draw in Atlanta. The third-smallest country in terms of population to qualify for a ...

HOUSTON, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany began their World Cup campaign with a thumping 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao on Sunday in a match where history was made on several fronts and the one-sided ...

Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan. Four debutants is the most a World Cup has seen for two decades, which is to be expected given the tournament's expansion. It is still a substantial ...

A debut is the formal presentation of a girl or young woman to society, a social rite of passage. Many generations have enjoyed the experience and cherish the memories. Once again in our Crescent City ...

When the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11 in Mexico City, it will set in motion a flurry of historic firsts. A newly expanded 48-team tournament, three countries: the US, Canada and Mexico as ...